Ripples in the sand of a 330 million year old river delta. Carboniferous deep time. In the distance, the steel boiler of the trawler Tadorne, wrecked in 1913. Howick Burn, Northumberland UK. An archaeological sensibility.
figure and ground
Don Lavigne — archaeological epigram
Epigram — a concept Don Lavigne was on campus last Friday (Nov 21) to give what was a fascinating talk about ancient Greek epigram — short texts inscribed on something, typically a stone, base, offering, tomb, votive dedication, statue. Don didn’t offer a philological account of epigrams simply as texts. Instead he explored a media…
Cloud study with monument
In the wake, John Constable 1821. [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] Storebaelt Bridge. Ambient rhetoric — commentary to come.
Cloud Study
Nyborg Strand, Denmark. With monument, warship, buoy, lens flare. In the wake, John Constable 1821. [Link] [Link] [Link]
The archaeological life of things — Bornholm
Hosts, ghosts, visitors For some years I have been making archaeological visits to Bornholm, the Danish island south of Sweden. Rock art, unique prehistoric sites and monuments, medieval settlement, churches and castles, rune stones, fishing industry, cold war relics, an arts community since the nineteenth century, contemporary heritage and tourism. The mingling remains of many…
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Nyborg fjord, Denmark. With monument (Kloppers refinery), ship (bulk carrier), vapor trail (outgoing CPH). In the wake, John Constable 1821. [Link] [Link]